Can.



G. RUUHTI.

CAN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1908.

Patented Jan. 12,1909.

Q/Vi b1 moan CHRISTIAN Ruonrri, or KI'NSMAE, 1

CAN.

Specification o! Letterllatent.

gamma Jan. 12. 1909.

Applicationfllcd September 23, 1908'. Serial No. 455288.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN Rucnrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kinsman, in the county of Trumbull and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Can, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cans for shipping milk and the like, and it is more especially an im rovement upon the construction describe and claimed in an application for United States Patent filed by 'me-on July 22nd, 1908, Serial No. 444,848.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a can of this character with a closure or cap so shaped as to receive and hold any water or dirt which may be dropped upon the can and which otherwise mi ht work around" and past the, edges of the dlosure and into thejcan. l

Another object of theinvention is to inr-v prove the construction of closures such as, used in connection with cans of this charactor and to provide simple and efficient means for retaining the cap or closure in position within the can.

Another object is to provide a closure which cannot be removed except b destroy ing it or so mutilating it as to ren er it unfit for further use.

With these and otherobjects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel details of constructionand combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims. l

Inthe accom an ing drawings the preferred form 0 t e invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a vertical section through the neck portion of a can having the present improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the cap or closure shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. '1, but showin a modified form of the cap. Fig. 4 is a etail view of the cap shown in section in Fig. 3.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a milk can or other receptacle having a neck 2 in which is arranged an annular supporting head 3. A

oove 4 is formed in the neck directly above the head 3 and constitutes a seat for an or-' dinary disk cap or stopper, such as usually employed on a smaller scale in milk bottles and the like. ,The neck 2 gradually increases in diameter from the grooved portion at towards the outer end of the neck, as indicated at 5, there being a flared outer end to the neck as at 6. An interior rib or bead 7 is formed within the tapered intermediate portion 5 of the neck and constitutes a looking device as hereinafter set forth. The closure used in connection with the can consists of a circular disk 8 having an annular flange 9 upstanding therefrom and inclined thereto,-the upperor free edge portion ofthe flange being extended laterally or flared as shown at 10. An annular roove 11 is formed within the flange 9 etween the upper and lower edges thereof and is so proportioned as to constitute the seat of th bead 7-hereinbefore referred to.

lVhen it is desired to seal the can shown in Fig. 1 the closurewhich has been illusante-1n detail in Fig. 2 is placed in the ne k2 so th t the: flange- Q thereof will come into contact with the tapered intermediate portion 5 of the neck and said closure is forced downward a sufiicient distance to permit the bead 7 to spring into the annular groove 11, the bead and groove cooperating to hold the closure in osition and prevent it from being accidenta ly' displaced. When the closure is thus. located the flared portion 10 thereof bears on he flared portion of the When the,"closure has been placed in h positi n t. r. it, and. in order'to facilitate this removal, an eyef12 is preferably securedto theflange 9 WhereTt an ecqnvea en y ga y a suitable tool. By exerting sufii'cient force p n h eye he lqs re waba n 1 w'a-rdly out of engagement with the retaining head 7 and the contents of the can then removed.

With this construction it will of course be seen that the-closure, as well as the can can be used over again, When it' is desired in connection with the can, a closure to use,

only be used once, a cap or clowhich can sure such as shown in detail in Fig. 4 may be utilized. This closure consists of a disk 13 havin an annular flange 14 which is inclined re ative to the disk and which is so proportioned that when the closure is forced into the tapered intermediate portion 5 of the can neck, said flan e will assume a position between the bea s 3 and 7. After .the closure has been thus positioned it becomes obviously impossible to remove it from the neck of the can, because no means are provided whereby the free edge becomes diflicultto remove of flange 14 can be drawn inwardly out of engagement with the rib 7. In order to open the can after this form of closure has been applied, it becomes necessary to press downward on the middle portion of (118k 7 with sufficient force to-buckle the flange 14 -so that it will spring out of engagement with the rib 7. This however will so mutilate the closure as to prevent it from being re-used without detect1on..

It will be noted that when a closure such as shown in Fi s. 1 and 3 is applied it becomes practical y impossible for any water to drain past the closure and into the can. This has heretofore been a source of annoyance, because when cans have been left exposed to rain, etc., or placed where drippings from cars, platforms and the like might fall upon them, the liquid often drains into the cans and renders the contents thereof unfit for use. With the present form of closure however, any liquid thus deposited on the cans will be received and held by the closures. This is especially desirable' where small quantities of objectionable liquid drip u on the cans.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the necks of the cans are preferably reinforced by means of a finishing sleeve 15 which extends around the grooved and beaded portion of the neck.

\Vhat is claimed is 1. The combination with a milk can or the like having a neck, and supporting and retaining beads within the neck; of a closure comprising a disk and an annular flange thereon disposed to project between the beads.

2. The combination with a milk can or the like having a neck and supporting and retaining beads within the neck; of a receptacle within the neck and engaging the retainingbeads, said receptacle constituting a closure for the neck.

3. The combination with a milk can or the like having a neck and upper and lower retaining and supporting beads Within the neck; of a closure engaglng said beads and comprising a' disk, and an lnclined annular flange thereon.

4. The combination with a milk can or the like having a neck, and upper and lowerretaining and supporting beads within the neck; of a receptacle insertible into the neck and into engagement with said beads and means within the receptacle for facilitating the withdrawal thereof from the neck.

I 5. The combination with a milk can or the like having a neck and upper and lower retaining and supporting beads within the neck, that portion of the neck between the beads being tapered; of a closure insertible into the neck and into engagement with the beads, said closure comprising a disk and an inclined annular flange, the tapered portion of the neck constituting a seat for the flange, said flange being disposed to engage and to be retained by the retaining rib, said closure constituting a receptacle.

6. The combination with a milk'can or the like having a neck and upper and lower retaining and supporting beads within the neck, that portion of the neck between the beads being tapered; of aclosure insertiblc into the neck and into engagement with the beads, said closure comprising a disk and an inclined annular flange, the tapered portion of the neck constituting a seat for the flange, said flange being disposed to engage and to be retained by-the retaining rib, said closure constituting a receptacle, and means within the closure for facilitating the with drawal thereof from the neck.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' I CHRISTIAN RUGI-ITI. Witnesses:

LEE SMITH, CHAS. C. WOOLLEY. 

